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Blizzard Watch 1, NWS Dodge City, KS

December 17, 201217 counties in Kansas

NWS Dodge City, KS issued this blizzard watch at Dec 17, 2012, 3:40 PM CST for 17 counties in Kansas. It took effect at Dec 19, 2012, 12:00 PM CST. It was in force for .

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Dec 17, 2012, 3:40 PM CST (21:40 UTC)
In effect from
Dec 19, 2012, 12:00 PM CST
Expired
Dec 19, 2012, 4:56 AM CST
In force
Issued by
NWS Dodge City, KS

Counties Edwards County, KS, Ellis County, KS, Finney County, KS, Ford County, KS, Grant County, KS, Gray County, KS, Hamilton County, KS, Haskell County, KS, Hodgeman County, KS, Kearny County, KS, Lane County, KS, Ness County, KS, Pawnee County, KS, Rush County, KS, Scott County, KS, Stanton County, KS, Trego County, KS

The radar

The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 54 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:40 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

The nearest sounding before it

Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 12:00Z, 9.7 hours before the alert went out and 57 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Dodge City, at 12:00Z on 2012-12-17Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Dodge City, at 12:00Z on 2012-12-17The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -45 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
1606 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
67 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-45 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
83 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

532 
WWUS43 KDDC 172140
WSWDDC

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
340 PM CST MON DEC 17 2012

...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON INTO EARLY
THURSDAY MORNING...

.A STRONG STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA ON WEDNESDAY
BRINGING THE CHANCE OF SNOW. ALSO...THE PRESSURE GRADIENT BEHIND
THIS SYSTEM WILL BE VERY TIGHT ALLOWING NORTHERLY WINDS OF 30 TO
40 MPH TO BE FELT WITH GUSTS OF 45 TO 55 MPH. THIS MAY CREATE
BLIZZARD LIKE CONDITIONS ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST AND WEST
CENTRAL KANSAS.

KSZ030-031-043>046-061>065-074>078-180545-
/O.NEW.KDDC.BZ.A.0001.121219T1800Z-121220T0900Z/
TREGO-ELLIS-SCOTT-LANE-NESS-RUSH-HAMILTON-KEARNY-FINNEY-HODGEMAN-
PAWNEE-STANTON-GRANT-HASKELL-GRAY-FORD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAKEENEY...CEDAR BLUFF RESERVOIR...
HAYS...ELLIS...SCOTT CITY...DIGHTON...NESS CITY...LA CROSSE...
RUSH CENTER...SYRACUSE...LAKIN...DEERFIELD...GARDEN CITY...
KALVESTA...JETMORE...HANSTON...LARNED...BURDETT...JOHNSON CITY...
ULYSSES...SUBLETTE...SATANTA...CIMARRON...MONTEZUMA...
DODGE CITY...BUCKLIN
340 PM CST MON DEC 17 2012 /240 PM MST MON DEC 17 2012/

...BLIZZARD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE
WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD
WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE
WEDNESDAY NIGHT. 

* TIMING...WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING

* WINDS/VISIBILITY...SUSTAINED NORTHERLY WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH
  WITH SOME GUSTS OF 45 TO 55 MPH. VISIBILITIES OF LESS THAN A
  HALF OF A MILE WILL BE POSSIBLE. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 3 INCHES WITH 2 TO 4 INCHES NORTH OF
  GARDEN CITY TO GREAT BEND. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A BLIZZARD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FALLING AND/OR
BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES.
THIS CAN LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND MAKE TRAVEL VERY
DANGEROUS.

&&

$$

42
5 follow-up statements
738 
WWUS43 KDDC 180449
WSWDDC

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
1049 PM CST MON DEC 17 2012

...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS PROBABLE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON INTO EARLY
THURSDAY MORNING...

.A STRONG WINTER STORM WILL MOVE INTO WESTERN KANSAS WEDNESDAY,
BRINGING SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WITH IT.  THE PRESSURE GRADIENT
WILL BE VERY TIGHT, RESULTING IN NORTH WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH AND
GUSTS OF 45 TO 55 MPH.  THIS MAY CREATE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ACROSS
MUCH OF SOUTHWESTERN AND WEST CENTRAL KANSAS.

KSZ030-031-043>046-061>065-074>078-181400-
/O.CON.KDDC.BZ.A.0001.121219T1800Z-121220T0900Z/
TREGO-ELLIS-SCOTT-LANE-NESS-RUSH-HAMILTON-KEARNY-FINNEY-HODGEMAN-
PAWNEE-STANTON-GRANT-HASKELL-GRAY-FORD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAKEENEY...CEDAR BLUFF RESERVOIR...
HAYS...ELLIS...SCOTT CITY...DIGHTON...NESS CITY...LA CROSSE...
RUSH CENTER...SYRACUSE...LAKIN...DEERFIELD...GARDEN CITY...
KALVESTA...JETMORE...HANSTON...LARNED...BURDETT...JOHNSON CITY...
ULYSSES...SUBLETTE...SATANTA...CIMARRON...MONTEZUMA...
DODGE CITY...BUCKLIN
1049 PM CST MON DEC 17 2012 /949 PM MST MON DEC 17 2012/

...BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

* TIMING...WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING

* WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTHERLY WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH SOME
  GUSTS OF 45 TO 55 MPH. VISIBILITIES OF LESS THAN A HALF OF A
  MILE WILL BE POSSIBLE IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 3 INCHES, WITH 2 TO 4 INCHES NORTH OF 
  GARDEN CITY TO GREAT BEND. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A BLIZZARD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FALLING AND/OR
BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES.
THIS CAN LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND MAKE TRAVEL VERY
DANGEROUS.

&&

$$

12
115 
WWUS43 KDDC 181123
WSWDDC

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
523 AM CST TUE DEC 18 2012

...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS PROBABLE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON INTO EARLY
THURSDAY MORNING...

.A STRONG STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO WESTERN KANSAS ON WEDNESDAY.
THIS WILL PUSH A STRONG COLD FRONT SOUTH ACROSS WESTERN KANSAS
MAINLY ON WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS WILL DEVELOP
BEHIND THE FRONT ALONG WITH RAIN CHANGING TO SNOW. THE STRONG
WINDS AND SNOW MAY CREATE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ACROSS PARTS OF WEST
CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST KANSAS WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON INTO WEDNESDAY
EVENING. AREAS ALONG AND NORTH OF HIGHWAY 96 WILL SEE THE GREATEST
IMPACTS OF REDUCED VISIBILITY IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW.

KSZ030-031-043>046-061>065-074>078-182200-
/O.CON.KDDC.BZ.A.0001.121219T1800Z-121220T0900Z/
TREGO-ELLIS-SCOTT-LANE-NESS-RUSH-HAMILTON-KEARNY-FINNEY-HODGEMAN-
PAWNEE-STANTON-GRANT-HASKELL-GRAY-FORD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAKEENEY...CEDAR BLUFF RESERVOIR...
HAYS...ELLIS...SCOTT CITY...DIGHTON...NESS CITY...LA CROSSE...
RUSH CENTER...SYRACUSE...LAKIN...DEERFIELD...GARDEN CITY...
KALVESTA...JETMORE...HANSTON...LARNED...BURDETT...JOHNSON CITY...
ULYSSES...SUBLETTE...SATANTA...CIMARRON...MONTEZUMA...
DODGE CITY...BUCKLIN
523 AM CST TUE DEC 18 2012 /423 AM MST TUE DEC 18 2012/

...BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

* TIMING...WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING

* WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTHERLY WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH SOME
  GUSTS OF 50 MPH. VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO A QUARTER MILE
  OR LESS IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 2 INCHES...WITH 2 TO 4 INCHES NORTH OF
  A LINE FROM SCOTT CITY TO LARNED.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A BLIZZARD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FALLING AND/OR
BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES.
THIS CAN LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND MAKE TRAVEL VERY
DANGEROUS.

&&

$$

GERARD
098 
WWUS43 KDDC 182144
WSWDDC

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
344 PM CST TUE DEC 18 2012

...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS PROBABLE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON INTO EARLY
THURSDAY MORNING...

.A STRONG STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO WESTERN KANSAS ON
WEDNESDAY. THIS WILL PUSH A STRONG COLD FRONT SOUTH ACROSS
WESTERN KANSAS MAINLY ON WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. STRONG NORTHERLY
WINDS WILL DEVELOP BEHIND THE FRONT ALONG WITH RAIN CHANGING TO
SNOW. THE STRONG WINDS AND SNOW ARE EXPECTED TO CREATE BLIZZARD
CONDITIONS ACROSS WEST CENTRAL KANSAS AND POSSIBLE NORTH OF
HIGHWAY 96 WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON INTO WEDNESDAY EVENING. AREAS ALONG
AND NORTH OF HIGHWAY 96 WILL SEE THE GREATEST IMPACTS OF REDUCED
VISIBILITY IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW.

KSZ074>076-182245-
/O.CAN.KDDC.BZ.A.0001.121219T1800Z-121220T0900Z/
STANTON-GRANT-HASKELL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JOHNSON CITY...ULYSSES...SUBLETTE...
SATANTA
344 PM CST TUE DEC 18 2012

...BLIZZARD WATCH IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS CANCELLED THE
BLIZZARD WATCH. 

THE BLIZZARD WATCH HAS BEEN CANCELED IN THIS AREA. HOWEVER...SOME
SNOW ACCUMULATION AND BLOWING OF SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE AS WELL AS
REDUCED VISIBILITIES.

$$

KSZ030-031-043>046-190545-
/O.UPG.KDDC.BZ.A.0001.121219T1800Z-121220T0900Z/
/O.NEW.KDDC.BZ.W.0001.121219T2000Z-121220T0600Z/
TREGO-ELLIS-SCOTT-LANE-NESS-RUSH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAKEENEY...CEDAR BLUFF RESERVOIR...
HAYS...ELLIS...SCOTT CITY...DIGHTON...NESS CITY...LA CROSSE...
RUSH CENTER
344 PM CST TUE DEC 18 2012

...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM WEDNESDAY TO MIDNIGHT CST
WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM WEDNESDAY TO MIDNIGHT CST
WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THE BLIZZARD WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* TIMING...WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING

* WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTHERLY WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH SOME
  GUSTS OF 55 TO 65 MPH. VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO A QUARTER
  MILE OR LESS IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 3 INCHES ARE EXPECTED NORTH OF HIGHWAY
  96.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS
AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT
CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF
YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET
STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE.

&&

$$

KSZ079-190545-
/O.EXB.KDDC.BZ.A.0001.121219T2000Z-121220T0600Z/
EDWARDS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KINSLEY...LEWIS
344 PM CST TUE DEC 18 2012

...BLIZZARD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
WEDNESDAY EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD
WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
WEDNESDAY EVENING. 

* TIMING...WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING

* WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTHERLY WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH SOME
  GUSTS OF 55 TO 65 MPH. VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO A
  QUARTER MILE OR LESS IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 2 INCHES BETWEEN HIGHWAY 50 AND
  HIGHWAY 96.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A BLIZZARD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FALLING AND/OR
BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES.
THIS CAN LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND MAKE TRAVEL VERY
DANGEROUS.

&&

$$

KSZ061>065-077-078-190545-
/O.EXT.KDDC.BZ.A.0001.121219T2000Z-121220T0600Z/
HAMILTON-KEARNY-FINNEY-HODGEMAN-PAWNEE-GRAY-FORD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SYRACUSE...LAKIN...DEERFIELD...
GARDEN CITY...KALVESTA...JETMORE...HANSTON...LARNED...BURDETT...
CIMARRON...MONTEZUMA...DODGE CITY...BUCKLIN
344 PM CST TUE DEC 18 2012 /244 PM MST TUE DEC 18 2012/

...BLIZZARD WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
WEDNESDAY EVENING...

* TIMING...WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING

* WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTHERLY WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH SOME
  GUSTS OF 55 TO 65 MPH. VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO A
  QUARTER MILE OR LESS IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 2 INCHES BETWEEN HIGHWAY 50 AND
  HIGHWAY 96.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A BLIZZARD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FALLING AND/OR
BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES.
THIS CAN LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND MAKE TRAVEL VERY
DANGEROUS.

&&

$$

HOVORKA 42
804 
WWUS43 KDDC 190347
WSWDDC

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
947 PM CST TUE DEC 18 2012

...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS PROBABLE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON INTO EARLY
THURSDAY MORNING...

.A STRONG STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO WESTERN KANSAS ON
WEDNESDAY. THIS WILL PUSH A STRONG COLD FRONT SOUTH ACROSS
WESTERN KANSAS MAINLY ON WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. STRONG NORTHERLY
WINDS WILL DEVELOP BEHIND THE FRONT ALONG WITH RAIN CHANGING TO
SNOW. THE STRONG WINDS AND SNOW ARE EXPECTED TO CREATE BLIZZARD
CONDITIONS ACROSS WEST CENTRAL KANSAS AND POSSIBLE NORTH OF
HIGHWAY 96 WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON INTO WEDNESDAY EVENING. AREAS
ALONG AND NORTH OF HIGHWAY 96 WILL SEE THE GREATEST IMPACTS OF
REDUCED VISIBILITY IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW.

KSZ030-031-043>046-191200-
/O.CON.KDDC.BZ.W.0001.121219T2000Z-121220T0600Z/
TREGO-ELLIS-SCOTT-LANE-NESS-RUSH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAKEENEY...CEDAR BLUFF RESERVOIR...
HAYS...ELLIS...SCOTT CITY...DIGHTON...NESS CITY...LA CROSSE...
RUSH CENTER
947 PM CST TUE DEC 18 2012

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM WEDNESDAY TO
MIDNIGHT CST WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

* TIMING...WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING

* WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTHERLY WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH SOME 
  GUSTS OF 55 TO 65 MPH. VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO A 
  QUARTER MILE OR LESS IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 3 INCHES ARE EXPECTED NORTH OF 
  HIGHWAY 96. 

* IMPACTS...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL PRODUCE WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS
  AT TIMES. TRAVEL AND OTHER OUTDOOR ACTIVITY MAY BECOME VERY
  DIFFICULT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS
AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT
CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF
YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET
STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE.

&&

$$

KSZ061>065-077>079-191200-
/O.CON.KDDC.BZ.A.0001.121219T2000Z-121220T0600Z/
HAMILTON-KEARNY-FINNEY-HODGEMAN-PAWNEE-GRAY-FORD-EDWARDS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SYRACUSE...LAKIN...DEERFIELD...
GARDEN CITY...KALVESTA...JETMORE...HANSTON...LARNED...BURDETT...
CIMARRON...MONTEZUMA...DODGE CITY...BUCKLIN...KINSLEY...LEWIS
947 PM CST TUE DEC 18 2012 /847 PM MST TUE DEC 18 2012/

...BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING...

* TIMING...WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING

* WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTHERLY WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH SOME 
  GUSTS OF 55 TO 65 MPH. VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO A 
  QUARTER MILE OR LESS IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 2 INCHES BETWEEN HIGHWAY 50 AND 
  HIGHWAY 96. 

* IMPACTS...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW COULD PRODUCE WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS
  AT TIMES. TRAVEL AND OTHER OUTDOOR ACTIVITY MAY BECOME VERY
  DIFFICULT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A BLIZZARD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FALLING AND/OR
BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES.
THIS CAN LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND MAKE TRAVEL VERY
DANGEROUS.

&&

$$

SUGDEN
428 
WWUS43 KDDC 191056
WSWDDC

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
456 AM CST WED DEC 19 2012

...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS PROBABLE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS EVENING...

.A STRONG STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO WESTERN KANSAS LATE THIS
AFTERNOON. AS IT DOES, A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE SOUTH AND
EAST ACROSS WESTERN KANSAS. BEHIND THE FRONT STRONG NORTHERLY
WINDS WILL DEVELOP ALONG WITH RAIN CHANGING TO SNOW. THE STRONG
WINDS AND SNOW ARE EXPECTED TO CREATE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ACROSS
WEST CENTRAL KANSAS GENERALLY NORTH OF HIGHWAY 96 AND POSSIBLY AS
FAR SOUTH AS JETMORE AND LARNED. AREAS ALONG AND NORTH OF HIGHWAY
96 WILL SEE THE GREATEST IMPACTS OF REDUCED VISIBILITY IN SNOW AND
BLOWING SNOW. OVER SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS, SNOW WILL DEVELOP BY
EARLY EVENING. SNOW AMOUNTS WILL RANGE FROM A HALF INCH ALONG THE
OKLAHOMA BORDER TO 1 TO 2 INCHES AROUND STAFFORD. SOME LOCALIZED
AREAS COULD SEE VISIBILITY BRIEFLY REDUCED TO A QUARTER MILE AT
TIMES.

KSZ061>063-077-078-191200-
/O.CAN.KDDC.BZ.A.0001.121219T2000Z-121220T0600Z/
HAMILTON-KEARNY-FINNEY-GRAY-FORD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SYRACUSE...LAKIN...DEERFIELD...
GARDEN CITY...KALVESTA...CIMARRON...MONTEZUMA...DODGE CITY...
BUCKLIN
456 AM CST WED DEC 19 2012 /356 AM MST WED DEC 19 2012/

...BLIZZARD WATCH IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS CANCELLED THE
BLIZZARD WATCH. 

$$

KSZ064-065-192200-
/O.UPG.KDDC.BZ.A.0001.121219T2000Z-121220T0600Z/
/O.EXB.KDDC.BZ.W.0001.121219T2100Z-121220T0600Z/
HODGEMAN-PAWNEE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JETMORE...HANSTON...LARNED...BURDETT
456 AM CST WED DEC 19 2012

...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO MIDNIGHT
CST TONIGHT. THE BLIZZARD WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* TIMING...LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING.

* WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTHERLY WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS OF
  55 TO 60 MPH. VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO A QUARTER MILE OR
  LESS IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 2 INCHES. 

* IMPACTS...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW COULD PRODUCE WHITE-OUT 
  CONDITIONS AT TIMES. TRAVEL AND OTHER OUTDOOR ACTIVITY MAY 
  BECOME VERY DIFFICULT. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS
AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT
CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF
YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET
STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE.

&&

$$

KSZ030-031-043>046-192200-
/O.EXT.KDDC.BZ.W.0001.121219T2100Z-121220T0600Z/
TREGO-ELLIS-SCOTT-LANE-NESS-RUSH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAKEENEY...CEDAR BLUFF RESERVOIR...
HAYS...ELLIS...SCOTT CITY...DIGHTON...NESS CITY...LA CROSSE...
RUSH CENTER
456 AM CST WED DEC 19 2012

...BLIZZARD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT...

* TIMING...LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING

* WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTHERLY WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH SOME
  GUSTS OF 55 TO 60 MPH. VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO A
  QUARTER MILE OR LESS IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 3 INCHES ARE EXPECTED NORTH OF 
  HIGHWAY 96. 

* IMPACTS...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL PRODUCE WHITE-OUT 
  CONDITIONS AT TIMES. TRAVEL AND OTHER OUTDOOR ACTIVITY MAY 
  BECOME VERY DIFFICULT. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS
AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT
CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF
YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET
STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE.

&&

$$

KSZ079-192200-
/O.UPG.KDDC.BZ.A.0001.121219T2000Z-121220T0600Z/
/O.NEW.KDDC.WW.Y.0005.121220T0000Z-121220T0600Z/
EDWARDS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KINSLEY...LEWIS
456 AM CST WED DEC 19 2012

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO
MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT
FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. THE BLIZZARD WATCH
IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* TIMING...WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING.

* WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTHERLY WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH SOME GUSTS
  TO 50 MPH. VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO A QUARTER MILE OR
  LESS IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW AT TIMES.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 2 INCHES.

* IMPACTS...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW COULD CAUSE LOCALIZED AREAS OF
  REDUCED VISIBILITIES WHICH COULD MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT
VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW
AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS.

&&

$$

KSZ066-080-081-089-090-192200-
/O.NEW.KDDC.WW.Y.0005.121220T0000Z-121220T0600Z/
STAFFORD-KIOWA-PRATT-COMANCHE-BARBER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ST. JOHN...STAFFORD...HUDSON...
GREENSBURG...HAVILAND...PRATT...COLDWATER...PROTECTION...
MEDICINE LODGE...KIOWA...SUN CITY
456 AM CST WED DEC 19 2012

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO
MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM
6 PM THIS EVENING TO MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT.

* TIMING...WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING.

* WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTHERLY WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH SOME GUSTS
  TO 50 MPH. VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO A QUARTER MILE OR
  LESS IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW AT TIMES.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 2 INCHES ALONG HIGHWAY 50 RANGING
  DOWNWARD TO A HALF INCH AROUND MEDICINE LODGE AND COLDWATER.

* IMPACTS...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW COULD CAUSE LOCALIZED AREAS OF
  REDUCED VISIBILITIES WHICH COULD MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT
VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW
AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS.

&&

$$

The office that day

Everything else NWS Dodge City, KS issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Dec 17, 3:16 AM CSTDense Fog AdvisoryDDCBarber, Clark, Comanche, Edwards, Ellis, Ford and 12 more3 hr
Dec 17, 6:02 AM CSTDense Fog AdvisoryDDCBarber, Clark, Comanche, Edwards, Ford, Kiowa and 4 more3 hr

Nearby

Blizzard Watches in Kansas, 2012Every blizzard watch in 2012

Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.